Phoenix Relaxation is Just What I Love!

Yesterday, I played Lego Harry Potter all afternoon after Erika went back to work from lunch. Did I mention I was addicted to the game? Oh yeah, I did. My bad. So once Erika and Matt got home from work, Erika joined me on the Wii whil Matt and Brandin got ready for a basketball game. We played the Wii until the end of the first stage of Year 4 on HP, and then Erika treated me to this place for dinner:

HOLY AMAZING! I really wish that we had these around Oklahoma. I had the Baja Burrito, and the tortilla on it was just AMAZING. I don't even know how to accurately describe it. I wasn't too crazy about any of the salsas, but they weren't bad. They were just okay.

Upon our return from our adventure to Baja Fresh, we watched Grey's Anatomy (well, I watched bits and pieces of it) and then episode after episode of Jersey Shore. Erika and Matt went to bed just before the season premiere, and then I stayed up and read until I was tired. I ended up reading in the living room by myself until almost 1 a.m., and I still wasn't too tired. I definitely felt it this morning.

My intentions for this morning were to get up at 8:30 and go for a little run around downtown Phoenix, to see the town for myself a bit and to get a run in. It's been far too long since I've ran, and quite frankly, I miss running. Well, when my alarm went off, I could not open my eyes, so it took me a minute to hit snooze. After hitting snooze for about 20 minutes, I finally turned it off and reset my alarm. After FINALLY prying myself out of bed at 9:30, I knew I wouldn't have enough time to go for a run and then shower and be completely ready before meeting Erika and Jen for lunch at noon. So I sat up, read about 10 pages in Harry Potter 7 (to the end of the chapter), and then hopped in the shower to try to wake myself up more. I did eventually wake up, but I've been feeling groggy all day.

Erika, Jen, and I ate at a place called Coach & Willie's, and it was a couple blocks away from where both of them work (Jen works for the Phoenix Suns/Mercury). The three of us had a fun little lunch together, talking about the things that were on SportsCenter, and some coworkers of theirs. Now I'm just relaxing back at the apartment, doing some laundry, and will be getting into some Lego HP again soon :)

On the agenda for this weekend: relax, go out, and begin my trek back to Oklahoma.

Happy Friday everyone, and I hope you have a FANTASTIC weekend ahead!

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As I sit here in Phoenix for my SEVENTH morning to wake up in this beautiful state, I'm kind of at a loss for words. I know, I know, this is a big shocker. This is partly why I didn't update yesterday (the other part is because I was attached to Lego Harry Potter on the Wii ALL DAY. I'm obsessed!). I love this town, I love this state. I know for sure that I want to come back again. Heck, I may even change my mind and want to live here at some point, instead of just visit. Everyone here says "Wait until you feel the heat of the summer," but I love the hot summers! I love them in Oklahoma when it's 100% humidity! (Okay, maybe loving the humidity is stretching the truth a bit. No one actually loves feeling like they're sweating when they're not actually sweating.)

Last night, Erika scored us some free tickets to the Phoenix Suns game against the L.A. Lakers. I LOVED the game! It was so much fun to hear the entire crowd get into every aspect of the game! (even the RUDE Lakers fans behind us) A lot of times when the Suns were on defense, you could hear then entire crowd shouting "DE-FENSE!" I loved it. I wish OKC fans would get into it as much, maybe I would try to go to more Thunder games than what I already do. And of course, seeing Steve Nash play was pretty freakin' sweet. I don't keep up with NBA too much, but I have heard about him of course. He's definitely a team-oriented guy. ANYWAYS. Erika and I spent 3 hours cheering on the Suns to a very close loss to the Lakers. It was one hell of a game.

I'm sad that my time here in AZ is coming to an end, but I know my family back home is ready for me to return. And I'm sure once I get back, I'll be ready to be home as well, but for the time being I NEVER WANT TO LEAVE. Leaving means returning to Oklahoma to enjoy my final semester as a college undergrad (YIKES!). It means I won't randomly score free tickets to an NBA game (although I am going to the Clippers/Thunder game in February with HESSA.) It means going back to having responsibilities. But the best part of going back to Oklahoma? Returning to my family and friends that aren't here with me. This 10 Day vacation has been a fantastic break, but I kinda miss my brothers and the little rugrats that are more like sisters. But I'm sure once I graduate, they'll be ready for me to go back to school :) And, I kinda miss my littles. They're pretty legit.

Hopefully upon my return, I WILL NOT fail Capstone, and then maybe Erika can return to "God's country" to see me walk across a stage. If not, she has big girl responsibilities now, and it'll be during season. I will love her anyways.